]]>http://nj1015.com/do-you-prefer-urgent-care-centers-or-physician-office-poll/feed/0(Getty Images)NJ lawmakers take aim at out-of-network health care costshttp://nj1015.com/nj-lawmakers-take-aim-at-out-of-network-health-care-costs/
http://nj1015.com/nj-lawmakers-take-aim-at-out-of-network-health-care-costs/#commentsFri, 15 May 2015 03:46:21 +0000Kevin McArdlehttp://nj1015.com/?p=506096Continue reading…]]>After working on it for years, New Jersey lawmakers finally introduced a bill Thursday that would limit how much out-of-network doctors and hospitals can charge for their services.

]]>http://nj1015.com/nj-lawmakers-take-aim-at-out-of-network-health-care-costs/feed/0Doctor and Patient (wavebreakmedia, ThinkStock)Home health industry faces supply and demand problemhttp://nj1015.com/home-health-industry-faces-supply-and-demand-problem/
http://nj1015.com/home-health-industry-faces-supply-and-demand-problem/#commentsMon, 10 Nov 2014 05:39:26 +0000Dino Flammiahttp://nj1015.com/?p=450175Continue reading…]]>Faced with an aging population, the home health care industry in New Jersey and across the country is bracing for what could be its highest demand ever.

]]>http://nj1015.com/home-health-industry-faces-supply-and-demand-problem/feed/0NJ business group says healthcare costs continue to soarhttp://nj1015.com/njbia-healthcare-costs-continue-to-soar/
http://nj1015.com/njbia-healthcare-costs-continue-to-soar/#commentsFri, 31 Oct 2014 01:00:38 +0000Kevin McArdlehttp://nj1015.com/?p=447877Continue reading…]]>Almost 90 percent of the companies that participated in the 2014 New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA) Health Benefits Survey said they continue to offer healthcare coverage to their employees, despite the fact that 85 percent of them reported their healthcare costs have increased in the past year.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obamacare-website-flaws-mounting-pollaudio/feed/0Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies at hearing on failures of Affordable Care Act website (Alex Wong, Getty Images)Obama Health Target: 500,000 Signups by Oct. 31http://nj1015.com/obama-health-target-500000-signups-by-oct-31/
http://nj1015.com/obama-health-target-500000-signups-by-oct-31/#commentsWed, 16 Oct 2013 21:26:10 +0000Associated Presshttp://nj1015.com/?p=322080Continue reading…]]>For the first month alone, the Obama administration projected that nearly a half million people would sign up for the new health insurance markets, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. But that was before the markets opened to a cascade of computer problems.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-calls-insurance-exchange-launch-historic/feed/0(Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)Do You Think You Understand Obamacare? [POLL]http://nj1015.com/do-you-think-you-understand-obamacare-poll/
http://nj1015.com/do-you-think-you-understand-obamacare-poll/#commentsMon, 30 Sep 2013 12:52:50 +0000Jim Gearharthttp://nj1015.com/?p=316124Continue reading…]]>The new era in healthcare will start for many NJ residents but do most of those residents even know what is ahead of them or what Obamacare will entail for the vast majority of us?

]]>http://nj1015.com/do-you-think-you-understand-obamacare-poll/feed/0(Photo by Sherman/Three Lions/Getty Images)New Jerseyans Express Cost Concerns, Survey Shows [AUDIO]http://nj1015.com/new-jerseyans-express-cost-concerns-survey-shows-audio/
http://nj1015.com/new-jerseyans-express-cost-concerns-survey-shows-audio/#commentsTue, 14 May 2013 09:24:58 +0000Joe Cutterhttp://nj1015.com/?p=265685Continue reading…]]>A new survey of New Jersey residents, who have a fair amount of assets, shows the future of healthcare costs and working later in life are very much on their minds.

]]>http://nj1015.com/new-insurance-fee-in-health-overhaul-law/feed/0Tomas Bercic, Getty ImagesHealthcare Costs Keep Growing [AUDIO]http://nj1015.com/healthcare-costs-keep-growing/
http://nj1015.com/healthcare-costs-keep-growing/#commentsMon, 19 Nov 2012 14:00:13 +0000Dino Flammiahttp://nj1015.com/?p=194602Continue reading…]]>Nationwide, according to a survey by Mercer in Princeton, the average cost of health benefits for employees increased in 2012 by 4.1%, the smallest amount in 15 years. In New Jersey alone, though, health coverage climbed 6.6%, and the growth should continue in 2013.

]]>http://nj1015.com/as-obesity-rises-nj-hospitals-adapt-audio/feed/0Flickr user ChrisandBlake"Hands Off My Healthcare" Rally Set For Tomorrow In D.C.http://nj1015.com/hands-off-my-healthcare-rally-set-for-tomorrow-in-d-c/
http://nj1015.com/hands-off-my-healthcare-rally-set-for-tomorrow-in-d-c/#commentsMon, 26 Mar 2012 15:32:01 +0000Kevin McArdlehttp://nj1015.com/?p=78743Continue reading…]]>Roughly 1,000 New Jerseyans and New Yorkers will depart from 11 bus locations across the region tomorrow as they head to Washington, D.C. for a “Hands Off My Health Care” rally that will take place in Upper Senate Park, near the Supreme Court Building, as the nation’s highest court hears takes up a multi-state challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care law.